AppViewX PKIaaS vs XiPKI

AppViewX PKIaaS9.0Visit XXiPKI8.9Visit

Higher score AppViewX PKIaaS #4 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit AppViewX

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X XiPKI #5 in Public Key Infrastructure Software 8.9/10 Open source ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit XiPKI

• AppViewX PKIaaS fits best

  Advanced PKI with HSMs and integrations

• XiPKI fits best

  Open-source on-premises PKI teams

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Side by side

Feature	AppViewX PKIaaS 9.0/10 Visit ↗	XXiPKI 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#4 in Public Key Infrastructure Software	#5 in Public Key Infrastructure Software
Best for	Advanced PKI with HSMs and integrations	Open-source on-premises PKI teams
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Open source
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Linux, macOS
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs	Tickets
Integrations	200+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AppViewX PKIaaS 5/5 · XiPKI 5/5
ACME support	✓	✓
SCEP support	✓	✓
EST support	✓	✓
HSM integration	✓	✓
Certificate profiles	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Cloud	On_premises
Our review
Pros	Supports ACME, SCEP, EST, OCSP, CRLs and certificate profiles Integrates with cloud and on-premises HSMs, Vault and Terraform Offers offline roots and post-quantum cryptography support	Supports ACME, EST, SCEP, CMP, and REST enrollment Integrates with multiple HSM products through PKCS#11 Combines CA, RA, OCSP, profiles, clustering, and post-quantum support
Cons	Pricing requires contacting sales No perpetual free plan is offered Cloud deployment may not fit fully on-premises requirements	Requires on-premises deployment and infrastructure management Runs on Linux or macOS with Java 11 or later Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a hosted PKI service
Our verdict	AppViewX PKIaaS is a cloud-based private Public Key Infrastructure platform for enterprises managing complex certificate environments. It supports private certificate authority hierarchy creation, certificate issuance, revocation and… Read the review →	XiPKI is open-source public key infrastructure software for teams operating certificate infrastructure on premises. It provides certification authority and registration authority services, an OCSP responder, management components, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AppViewX PKIaaS — where it wins

  • Supports ACME, SCEP, EST, OCSP, CRLs and certificate profiles
  • Integrates with cloud and on-premises HSMs, Vault and Terraform
  • Offers offline roots and post-quantum cryptography support

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No perpetual free plan is offered
  • Cloud deployment may not fit fully on-premises requirements

• XiPKI — where it wins

  • Supports ACME, EST, SCEP, CMP, and REST enrollment
  • Integrates with multiple HSM products through PKCS#11
  • Combines CA, RA, OCSP, profiles, clustering, and post-quantum support

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires on-premises deployment and infrastructure management
  • Runs on Linux or macOS with Java 11 or later
  • Its breadth may exceed the needs of teams seeking a hosted PKI service

• AppViewX PKIaaS9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A broad enterprise PKI platform for complex, HSM-backed environments.

  Visit AppViewXFull verdict →
• XXiPKI8.9/10 · Open source

  A technically broad, on-premises PKI platform for teams managing their own certificate infrastructure.

  Visit XiPKIFull verdict →